Edward Seale (English cricketer)
Edward Taylor Seale (26 December 1811 – 4 May 1893) was an English priest and cricketer.[1][2] He played three first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1832 and 1835. He was born at Dartmouth, Devon and died at Morleigh, also in Devon.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Taylor Seale |
| Born | 26 December 1811 Dartmouth, Devon |
| Died | 4 May 1893 (aged 81) Totnes, Devon |
Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2017 | |
Seale was the third son of Sir John Henry Seale, 1st Baronet, a substantial landowner and MP for Dartmouth.[3] He was educated at Winchester College and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He appeared for Cambridge University in cricket matches that have since been deemed first-class in 1832, 1834 and 1835, and in another of lesser status in 1837; his highest score in five first-class innings was only 7, and there is no record that he bowled.[4]
Although Seale matriculated at Cambridge University in 1831, he did not graduate until 1839, when he took a Bachelor of Arts degree.[3] He was ordained as a deacon in 1840 and as a Church of England priest in 1841, and became rector of Blackawton, Devon from 1841 to 1864 and of Morleigh also from 1841, remaining in post there until his death.[3]
References
- "Edward Seale". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Deaths". Totnes Weekly Times/British Newspaper Archive. Totnes, Devon. 13 May 1893. p. 5.
- J. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: Edward Seale". www.archive.org/Cambridge University Press. p. 453. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "Edward Seale". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.